Chefs from Southwest Virginia and the New River Valley are planning a dinner in Blacksburg on March 26, centered around historical Appalachian dishes and their family’s food traditions.

"...Pray for civilians in Iran and abroad, our American service members and that Iran be freed from the turmoil," Del. Atoosa Reaser said.

The use of confidential informants by law enforcement is often shrouded in mystery and sometimes tragedy. That's the subject of legislation currently being considered in the Virginia Senate.

The population of Wayne’s warblers, which rely on wetland forests, has precipitously declined in recent years.

The recent deaths of two young actors from colorectal cancer has put a spotlight on the rising rate in people under 50. At the University of Virginia, a national expert on the subject says it’s also more common in people who live in one particular part of this state, and he’s hoping to figure out why.

“They have killed American citizens in our streets. And they have done it all with their faces masked from accountability,” Governor Abigail Spanberger said.

Almost all of Virginia's rural counties and many small and medium-sized cities that had lost population are now seeing more people arriving than leaving.

Members of the Virginia General Assembly are debating what kind of rules should govern so-called “forever chemicals” used in widely available consumer products.

Novartis has settled a lawsuit by the estate of Henrietta Lacks that alleged the pharmaceutical giant unjustly profited off her cells.

More than 4,000 Virginians visited emergency rooms for heat-related illness last year.